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even a tax on libya's already struggling oil industry have barely slowed the slide. in june gas in the u.s. was approaching $4 a gallon and since it has been nose diving and still falling. now the national average is $2.29 a gallon. missouri and oklahoma lead the nation in cheap gas. average prices there, under $2 a gallon. as for why? analysts say drivers are profitting from a price war. saudi arabia is trying to undermine the u.s. shale oil production at the same time it is undermining iran and russia due to the violence in the middle east. slower growth in china is also cutting costs. meanwhile gas consumption is at itself lowest in four decades. yet the drop is also straining some americans. low gas prices could lead to layoffs and budget cuts in big energy states. >> the state of louisiana every drop in price is actually a 10 or up to $12 million drop in the budget. so of course this has a negative impact on the state of louisiana. >> reporter: how much further they will drop is the question. analysts doubt they will get below $2 a gallon. but who knows. >>> the
even a tax on libya's already struggling oil industry have barely slowed the slide. in june gas in the u.s. was approaching $4 a gallon and since it has been nose diving and still falling. now the national average is $2.29 a gallon. missouri and oklahoma lead the nation in cheap gas. average prices there, under $2 a gallon. as for why? analysts say drivers are profitting from a price war. saudi arabia is trying to undermine the u.s. shale oil production at the same time it is undermining iran...
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a rocket attack on oil tanks in libya fueled the early uptick but real concerns of oversupply erased those gains. "real money"'s ali velshi joins us. oh, the barrel is back! >> that's a barrel. >> how far did oil price fall today? >> 53.61. down 45% since this time last year. it was $99 a barrel a year ago. gasoline prices afgd averaged $3.31 a gallon according to aaa it's $2.29 a gallon today. this has been a gain of a lot of america. six months of falling prices. you can predict or not predict about the stock market, maybe i'll be right or maybe i'll be wrong. nobody was predicting the price of oil at the end of the year at around $59 a barrel. last time we saw this, we were in a recession. very interesting to see a 5 handle on oil. >> take a moments here walk us through this. what does this mean for u.s. economy? >> well it generally means good things you've got extra money you spend it somewhere else, that creates demand, that creates jobs. meanwhile the companies from write wii you're buying are spending less on energy, so they have more to vest. at $80 a barrel unemployment was
a rocket attack on oil tanks in libya fueled the early uptick but real concerns of oversupply erased those gains. "real money"'s ali velshi joins us. oh, the barrel is back! >> that's a barrel. >> how far did oil price fall today? >> 53.61. down 45% since this time last year. it was $99 a barrel a year ago. gasoline prices afgd averaged $3.31 a gallon according to aaa it's $2.29 a gallon today. this has been a gain of a lot of america. six months of falling prices....
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during fighting in libya journalists take cover from incoming fire. in iraq, memorial for journalist jim foley after he was abducted and beheaded in syria. >> 2014 has been marked by an extreme level of violence toward journalists all around the world. >> of the 220 journalists jailed, 132 are there because they criticized their own governments, 45 have been charged with nothing. >> the people and the parties involved in the conflicts wants to control the information pro produce and provide their own propaganda. >> in syria this year, 15 journalists were killed doing their jobs. after years of war the front lines blurry, local fighters are difficult to trust. the islamic state of iraq and the levant hunts journalists to execute or sell. >> i'm john can'tly and we're in the city of kobane. >> in the case of john can'tly turn into a propaganda tool. >> syria is the most dangerous place for journalists right now. >> activists are arrested for questions their own government. >> in hong kong, chinese authorities exert huge influence massive protests were a
during fighting in libya journalists take cover from incoming fire. in iraq, memorial for journalist jim foley after he was abducted and beheaded in syria. >> 2014 has been marked by an extreme level of violence toward journalists all around the world. >> of the 220 journalists jailed, 132 are there because they criticized their own governments, 45 have been charged with nothing. >> the people and the parties involved in the conflicts wants to control the information pro...
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family in the gaza strip struggling to get back on its feet after israel's offensive this year >>> libya's western city of misrata has been hit by air strikes as violence continues between rival governments. forces loyal to the tobruk government carried out the air offensive after the rebel group tried to seize the port. there were no reports of casualties. >>> we are approaching a grim anniversary. in a few hours three al jazeera journalists would have been imprisoned in egypt for a full year peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested on december the 19th 2013. they were falsely accused and convicted of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and danking egypt's reputation abroad. they say they were simply doing their jobs as journalists and are appealing against their convictions. six other al jazeera employees were falsely accused and convicted in their absence >>> press freedom is said to be at its worse levels in more than a decade. the 2013 index found 66 journalists have been killed. covering conflict in places like syria, iraq and ukraine. more than 200 journa
family in the gaza strip struggling to get back on its feet after israel's offensive this year >>> libya's western city of misrata has been hit by air strikes as violence continues between rival governments. forces loyal to the tobruk government carried out the air offensive after the rebel group tried to seize the port. there were no reports of casualties. >>> we are approaching a grim anniversary. in a few hours three al jazeera journalists would have been imprisoned in...
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they would be the new caliphate but often with business and the first trade fair in libya about a year or so after the fall encompassed all around the world with 1800 -- 800 of them were turkish, very interesting. >> we are open to questions. i'm going to ask something of the panel to put you on the spot. if we were to get the news tonight, who would run. tomorrow? >> they are just divided. in many ways they are in their natural state in the sense that is a series historically of buffer zones more or less. you had that damascus always looking for their south. it's always a part of iraq further towards jordan and so on and in many respects the groups operating you have very few national groups that operate everywhere it operates across the board down. but it's the local. it's very localized and regionalized now. they protected their turf very strongly. so i don't know if he will have anybody that will run serious related to the poster to the muslim brotherhood here. you have no idea what the brotherhood is. it's the trade trouble understanding. it's in shambles. they really are not that
they would be the new caliphate but often with business and the first trade fair in libya about a year or so after the fall encompassed all around the world with 1800 -- 800 of them were turkish, very interesting. >> we are open to questions. i'm going to ask something of the panel to put you on the spot. if we were to get the news tonight, who would run. tomorrow? >> they are just divided. in many ways they are in their natural state in the sense that is a series historically of...
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libya has had two governments and parliament's completing for legitimacy and control. in august former rebels known as the shield of libya, which backs the general national congress controlled the capitol, tripoli. and forced the internationally recognized new government and parliament to reteat to the east. but in the november the country's supreme court invalue lated the election of the parliament citing violations of libya's constitution. previous u.n. efforts to get peace talks started have failed. it is not clear if other powerful militias are invited to the new peace talks. some suggest without them the talks will fail. >> translator: the revolutionaries are an integral part in this situation. if they are excluded, it will complicate the situation. >> reporter: the political crisis, and the in-fighting have left many people dead. the u.n. says 120,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. >>> plenty more still ahead on the news hour for you, including stopping the illegal weapons trade. a global treaty has come into place, but can it work. >>> and the all
libya has had two governments and parliament's completing for legitimacy and control. in august former rebels known as the shield of libya, which backs the general national congress controlled the capitol, tripoli. and forced the internationally recognized new government and parliament to reteat to the east. but in the november the country's supreme court invalue lated the election of the parliament citing violations of libya's constitution. previous u.n. efforts to get peace talks started have...
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libya. stay with us here on "market makers." ♪ >> it was nearly four years ago that the us-led coalition overthrew muammar gaddafi's government in libya. of the country has descended into anarchy. wide areas are out of the control of the central government. it may emerge as a key geopolitical hotspot in 2015. we bring in a former state department official who is now with the middle east institute. thank you for joining us on christmas eve. let me ask you about a very serious and santos subject. -- sad a subject. subject. is this the same thing happening in libya? >> president obama himself said that we should have paid more attention to the aftereffects of overthrowing qadhafi. we were overreacting to what when we in iraq overthrew the saddam hussein regime and dismantled the army and dismantled the party and other institutions. in libya, we assumed that an army and other editions of government would emerge after the overthrow of muammar gaddafi. he dismantled what little he found when he
libya. stay with us here on "market makers." ♪ >> it was nearly four years ago that the us-led coalition overthrew muammar gaddafi's government in libya. of the country has descended into anarchy. wide areas are out of the control of the central government. it may emerge as a key geopolitical hotspot in 2015. we bring in a former state department official who is now with the middle east institute. thank you for joining us on christmas eve. let me ask you about a very serious...
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their home was looted and their village in western libya destroyed. after a battle between rival militi militias. >> everything was taken away. we are upset. what can i say. thank god my children are safe. everything can be replaced. >> this man and other villagers have been the focus of battles for the last two weeks. the fighting left civilians struggling to avoid the crossfire. people say under former leader they suffered. now they are suffering again. in an attempt to end the misery, the special representative for the u.n. support mission in libya met with the former government minister on monday. they were forced from office when the supreme court annulled a parliament. it remains internationally recognised. the new government under the general national congress. it accused the u.n. of being biased and wanted to to respect the court's decision. the u.n. officials say it is not representing anyone in particular, and the path the country is on is a dangerous one. >> military option is a bad option for libya. it means a lot of time of fighting, losi
their home was looted and their village in western libya destroyed. after a battle between rival militi militias. >> everything was taken away. we are upset. what can i say. thank god my children are safe. everything can be replaced. >> this man and other villagers have been the focus of battles for the last two weeks. the fighting left civilians struggling to avoid the crossfire. people say under former leader they suffered. now they are suffering again. in an attempt to end the...
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do you remember tha libya? do you remember that country would hold fading from behind thing started? they launched airstrikes to prevent islamist militia taking over the country. we left olivia behind. this was according to the president himself i believe in a recent interview with tom frieden can you consider this a signal foreign policy achievement of his administration. it says something up that he would consider this to be the signal foreign policy achievement of his administered should look at the state the country is in. the egyptians and united arab emirates are launching airstrikes without even warning the united states beforehand. behavior like this would've never been tolerated 10 years ago. you just wouldn't have been able to get away with it but now it's just what happens. i think one of the key lessons we take from burnham is how gullible democracies are to be manipulated, to being co-opted by authoritarian powers. it's very easy to spread disinformation, propaganda, li lies. and i'm very intereste
do you remember tha libya? do you remember that country would hold fading from behind thing started? they launched airstrikes to prevent islamist militia taking over the country. we left olivia behind. this was according to the president himself i believe in a recent interview with tom frieden can you consider this a signal foreign policy achievement of his administration. it says something up that he would consider this to be the signal foreign policy achievement of his administered should...
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it's more difficult in situations like why libya and iraq will be given the situation on the ground. >> thanks. >> let's turn our attention now to a major source of energy. coal. kazakhstan has enough coal to supply coal for centuries but it doesn't have the infrastructure to bring coal to the markets. >> plead a vladimir smirnoff. his job brought him to the outer states. and what he found was coal. buried under the mountains it's not easy to get to, but it's potential is too big to ignore. the biggest problem, there are no roads. so smirnoff built one. these are the black mountains of southern kurdistan, and it's no mystery how they got their name. this quarry is one of the biggest operations in the area and produces thousands of tons of coal a year with the potential for more. but it's just a fraction of the amount of coal that the country actually has. >> in the country last year we mined 1 million tons of coal. 20 years ago it was 20 million tons each year. >> as you can see it can be miserable work getting coal out of the ground, but once you have it you can harness its power al
it's more difficult in situations like why libya and iraq will be given the situation on the ground. >> thanks. >> let's turn our attention now to a major source of energy. coal. kazakhstan has enough coal to supply coal for centuries but it doesn't have the infrastructure to bring coal to the markets. >> plead a vladimir smirnoff. his job brought him to the outer states. and what he found was coal. buried under the mountains it's not easy to get to, but it's potential is too...
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choice doesn't win, tunisia doesn't become or get dragged into the same situation across the border in libya or the other side of the conflict, where the armed conflicts are the norm or the military ran down democracy there. >> let's leave jamal in tunis, i want to talk about this more with my guest, the deputy director of the brookings doha center. there's an interesting snapshot of some sentiments on the street. we have two frontrunners. what do you make. men who could be going to office, and what they mean for the future? >> well, they are important. it represents all the guards and moncef marzouki presented himself as the revolution guard. that is how they are running between the two. s beji caid essebsi used to be a minister. and part of the campaign is the legacy. he was a minister since the "# 0s, and the boat -- '60s, and you have moncef marzouki, who is a staunch advocate and supporter of human rights in tunisia, who has a record, actually, of fighting for human rights in tunisia and ben ali's regime. this is now - the two candidates are on the spot. which way it will go. >> either
choice doesn't win, tunisia doesn't become or get dragged into the same situation across the border in libya or the other side of the conflict, where the armed conflicts are the norm or the military ran down democracy there. >> let's leave jamal in tunis, i want to talk about this more with my guest, the deputy director of the brookings doha center. there's an interesting snapshot of some sentiments on the street. we have two frontrunners. what do you make. men who could be going to...
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military, for example, like we have seen in egypt or' armed struggle or armed conflict as we have seen in libya or even a war in syria. and people are hoping that that remains. however, as you say there is concern amongst the revolutionary forces particularly the younger generation here in tune it's, that the 88-year-old, the front runner in this election does win, that there could be a return to some sort of authoritarianism. not only does he have this history of being a strong man who essentially oversaw a lot of oppression whilst he was the head of security in tunisia many years ago, but also his party already has the majority in parliament and that would essentially mean it would only be one party ruling tunisia and that is why there is people who might not necessarily support the political program, but they will be voting for him because they want to insure that there is some sort of that diversity in the political landscape of tunisia. >> okay, thank you very much. at a polling station in central tunis. >>> now, to other world news. cuba's president raul castro has stressed his country wi
military, for example, like we have seen in egypt or' armed struggle or armed conflict as we have seen in libya or even a war in syria. and people are hoping that that remains. however, as you say there is concern amongst the revolutionary forces particularly the younger generation here in tune it's, that the 88-year-old, the front runner in this election does win, that there could be a return to some sort of authoritarianism. not only does he have this history of being a strong man who...
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while he just a minute, syria and libya are embroiled in armed conflicts, wars and a military coup, tanisha remains largely peaceful and stable. many home that regardless of sunday's outcome. these elects will only help further this country's march towards democracy. al jazerra, tunis. >>> and joining us now live from a polling station in the center of tunis, there was very little enthusiasm from voters in the first round of voting. will it be different this time around? what sort of turn out are we expecting today? >> reporter: well, polls just have opened in the past couple of minutes. it's important to note that this is the third time tunisians are expected to go and vote within two months and that for any type of country is possibly a bit too much in terms of it could make people less willing, lessen throughs as tick. obviously the hope is that the turn out will be greater. however, it wasn't so huge in the first round and it's expected that this might also be a bit less this time. regardless, though, there was a cue of people standing behind us and because the situation is easier here,
while he just a minute, syria and libya are embroiled in armed conflicts, wars and a military coup, tanisha remains largely peaceful and stable. many home that regardless of sunday's outcome. these elects will only help further this country's march towards democracy. al jazerra, tunis. >>> and joining us now live from a polling station in the center of tunis, there was very little enthusiasm from voters in the first round of voting. will it be different this time around? what sort of...
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collectively should any member state failed to protect their own citizens and they already did that in libya for example. they can do that using peaceful or coercive means but the question is would the p5 led the u.n. interfere into the iraqi issue -- for example they could build the trust that has been lost in these attempts to reconcile the iraqi society. i think they do have that role. i don't know if you agree with me or not. >> i think the u.n. has a role to play but in this issue -- and it has played important roles in helping iraq on some levels -- it has played a role in training with the iraqi and iran government but in terms of national levels involving the top political elites -- i think the u.n. needs to happen under the umbrella and in terms of the actual leaders and the actual people. my theory and hypothesis is that it has to be led by arabs -- by people from the region. it has to be led by a country that is seen for all practical purposes an important country and an anchor to the region and egypt is such a country and has been applied before -- it does not evoke the negative
collectively should any member state failed to protect their own citizens and they already did that in libya for example. they can do that using peaceful or coercive means but the question is would the p5 led the u.n. interfere into the iraqi issue -- for example they could build the trust that has been lost in these attempts to reconcile the iraqi society. i think they do have that role. i don't know if you agree with me or not. >> i think the u.n. has a role to play but in this issue --...
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when you consider events elsewhere in the region when you look at libya, egypt, iraq, syria, why has the tunisian experience been different? why is a peaceful transition of power possible in tunisia he where it has failed elsewhere? >> well, it looks like tunisia is a peaceful transition compared to other countries mainly because tunisia has from the start chosen to go down the path of non-violent transition, using democratic means towards this transition. unfortunately, in other countries it looks like violence has been one of the main, let's say, modus operandi for those who did not win election, or those who wanted to seize power. from the beginning in tunisia we thought that we have chosen some right decisions. one of them has been to--to not use violence, and from the beginning not to ex-slide many people from the transitioning of tunisia. >> this post 2011 experience after the unrest has been won of consensus. it's been much more inclusive. what are the obstacles to preserving this democratic experience, if you like? >> well, one of the main challenges to this experience is tha
when you consider events elsewhere in the region when you look at libya, egypt, iraq, syria, why has the tunisian experience been different? why is a peaceful transition of power possible in tunisia he where it has failed elsewhere? >> well, it looks like tunisia is a peaceful transition compared to other countries mainly because tunisia has from the start chosen to go down the path of non-violent transition, using democratic means towards this transition. unfortunately, in other...
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how much of is the threat in libya? is there a real risk that shad and niger could be impacted by the fighting. >> well, they've already been impacted by the fighting, and it does more than pose a military problem particularly given the most phenomenon that we're facing in africa, levant and iraq. it is around the ideas of how do you manage and control your borders. as we take a look, we saw the problems that were facing niger, chad, and maully, which has been worst effected in the last two years. when we look at these kinds of issues today the problem and the threat over unchristianing all the kind of local services that has been done there have been done in ineffective ways. >> whose responsibility is it to sort this out? >> well, it's the international community, libyans, and libyan government, and in that respect having an international arbitor, not to be so clumsy and heavy handed, think of this in terms of military solution, violence at this stage is not going to improve the lives. in that respect you have to unde
how much of is the threat in libya? is there a real risk that shad and niger could be impacted by the fighting. >> well, they've already been impacted by the fighting, and it does more than pose a military problem particularly given the most phenomenon that we're facing in africa, levant and iraq. it is around the ideas of how do you manage and control your borders. as we take a look, we saw the problems that were facing niger, chad, and maully, which has been worst effected in the last...
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to help get rid of armed groups in libya. they want an international force to disarm rebel groups and help with national reconciliation in libya. >>> the united nations says the number of afghan civilians being killed is on the rise. most of the killings are being carried out by the taliban and other armed groups. we have reports now from kabul. >> the worst single attack on afghan civilians took place last month in the province in eastern afghanistan. children were among the dozens killed when a sued bomber detonated himself at a volleyball match. the united nations said civilians are increasingly in the line of fire. injuries and deaths are up 19% over last year. this is one of the latest victims. they're fighting for their life after a suicide-bomber detonated explosives in a kabul auditorium, killing one. november was a bad month in the capitol. >> we've never seen so many explosions in the city. so practical one man there is not one single day where we're not waking up or coming to work needing explosion or gunfight. >>
to help get rid of armed groups in libya. they want an international force to disarm rebel groups and help with national reconciliation in libya. >>> the united nations says the number of afghan civilians being killed is on the rise. most of the killings are being carried out by the taliban and other armed groups. we have reports now from kabul. >> the worst single attack on afghan civilians took place last month in the province in eastern afghanistan. children were among the...
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libya drifted into chaos, with two rival governments competing for power. fighters launched an offensive to seize oil facilities in the east of the country. it forced two terminals to be shut down >>> well, the chaos in libya is one of the reasons behind a flood of migrants across the mediterranean. many travelled to france, hoping to make it to britain in search of work and a better life. for many, the calais port is the end of the line. >> reporter: the port of calais, before the town to flnd. -- england. on a clear day the white cliffs of dover are visible. it is the destination. numbers of migrants grow, tensions in the town increase. a member of the council owns a van not far from a migrant makeshift camp. >> translation: business has gone down. people of calais are suffering. they are scared to come to the neighbourhood, especially after the problems in the summer with migrants fighting on the streets. >> reporter: it's scenes like that that the people of calais are uncomfortable with. the number of migrants in the town more than doubled since may thi
libya drifted into chaos, with two rival governments competing for power. fighters launched an offensive to seize oil facilities in the east of the country. it forced two terminals to be shut down >>> well, the chaos in libya is one of the reasons behind a flood of migrants across the mediterranean. many travelled to france, hoping to make it to britain in search of work and a better life. for many, the calais port is the end of the line. >> reporter: the port of calais, before...
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libya has been in chaos with two rival governments competing for power. fighters from the libyan coalition launched an offensive and are trying to seize major oil facilities in the east. the fighting has caused two terminals to be shut down. >> chaos in indonesia is a reason for violence. many flee to france and hope to make it to britain. for thousands, the channel port of calais is the end of the road. >> reporter: the port of calais, the closest french town to england. on a clear day the english coast and the iconic white cliffs of dover are clearly visible, for the 2,500 migrants holed up in calais, that is the destination. as their numbers grow tensions between them increase. a member of calais's local council owns a van not far from one of the migrants makeshift camps. >> translation: business have gone down, people are sufferingment they are scared to come to the maybe our hood, specially after the problems with the migrants on the streets. >> it's scenes like that this the people are uncomfortable with. the number of migrants more than doubled sin
libya has been in chaos with two rival governments competing for power. fighters from the libyan coalition launched an offensive and are trying to seize major oil facilities in the east. the fighting has caused two terminals to be shut down. >> chaos in indonesia is a reason for violence. many flee to france and hope to make it to britain. for thousands, the channel port of calais is the end of the road. >> reporter: the port of calais, the closest french town to england. on a clear...
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bring up the map right to left russia in the middle east and cutter and i ran and a custer of nigeria, libya, egypt, algeria and guinea and over the water we have trinidad and venezuela and bolivia and kazistan, iraq, norway, netherlands have observed the status and they control 62% of the world gas reserves and makes it easy to label this forum as sort of a gas opec and they say we are not a cocktail and will not manipulate processes and we want to exploit this for better gain and there was a gas bank to pay for developing new fields and pipeline and have not gone anywhere and have the likes of russia and cutter with big gas exporters and competitive in delivering gas to asia and europe and gas prices are falling and there are winners and losers and we have kpmg global head of energy and national resources to explain a bit more. >> reporter: let's look a little bit around the winner, if you look at what has happened to l and g price in asia, i mean that is half this year, so for people like japan that buy 70% of the l and g, that is absolutely great news. if we start looking at who is the p
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as many of as far the europeans were concerned libya was not just about human rights. it was also about commercial interests. >> i would put more of a stress the transnational threats talking about the future of u.s. foreign policy and the issue focused on in terms of climate change. -- i try toolicy follow all of it. initially on the grand international scheme and now they are being pragmatic and pragmaticbuild co-alists building locks and that isart about it and another thing about progressives which define us against some not all but that we accept change and realize there is a thing called climate should troy to harness it and deal with it as opposed to go back to a decade or two. is delayed in releasing its new national security strategy we had this fracturing and fragmentation, diffusion of of power in the world. >> yes, sir? young man here. >> thank you very much. tyson.f a reporting fellow with devex. i wonder if you could touch on future of foreign policy. hillarysomebody like clinton might elevate to a cabinet department or make u.s.a. id part of the state de
as many of as far the europeans were concerned libya was not just about human rights. it was also about commercial interests. >> i would put more of a stress the transnational threats talking about the future of u.s. foreign policy and the issue focused on in terms of climate change. -- i try toolicy follow all of it. initially on the grand international scheme and now they are being pragmatic and pragmaticbuild co-alists building locks and that isart about it and another thing about...
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should any member state failed to protect their own citizens and they already did that in labia -- libya for example. using peacefult or coercive means but the the p5 led theld u.n. interfere into the iraqi issue -- for example they could build the trust that has been lost in these attempts to reconcile the iraqi society. i think they do have that role. i don't know if you agree with me or not. i think the u.n. has a role to play but in this issue -- and important roles in helping iraq on some levels -- it has played a role in training with the iraqi and iran ofernment but in terms national levels involving the thinklitical elites -- i the u.n. needs to happen under the umbrella and in terms of the actual leaders and the actual people. hypothesis is that it has to be led by arabs -- by people from the region. it has to be led by a country that is seen for all practical purposes an important country and an anchor to the region and egypt is such a country and has been applied before -- it does not evoke the negative attitudes among iraqis that other potential regions can say. the u.n. has
should any member state failed to protect their own citizens and they already did that in labia -- libya for example. using peacefult or coercive means but the the p5 led theld u.n. interfere into the iraqi issue -- for example they could build the trust that has been lost in these attempts to reconcile the iraqi society. i think they do have that role. i don't know if you agree with me or not. i think the u.n. has a role to play but in this issue -- and important roles in helping iraq on some...
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stretched not only got the italian peninsula, but along the entire coast of north africa from morocco to libya to egypt's. in other words, there was already a very substantial american military residents in the mediterranean, all of which had been put in place during world war ii itself. projection of american military power into the mediterranean basin more generally was accompanied by an extensive political engagement, overtast the substantial and covert intervention in italy in 1948, widely credited with swinging the outcome of the 1948 italian election in favor of the christian democrats and against the challenge by the italian communist party. i give that as one instance of expanding american military policy in the region. all of this military and political influence resting on a rapidly expanding network of american business and economic interests, american trade with every single mediterranean country, including yugoslavia, expanded dramatically in the immediate postwar time. as american businessmen backed by the state department and other american government agencies took advantage of
stretched not only got the italian peninsula, but along the entire coast of north africa from morocco to libya to egypt's. in other words, there was already a very substantial american military residents in the mediterranean, all of which had been put in place during world war ii itself. projection of american military power into the mediterranean basin more generally was accompanied by an extensive political engagement, overtast the substantial and covert intervention in italy in 1948, widely...
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that is critical because of the group in libya. they are operating in an ungoverned space. there is no one to fight there. not to mention the emergence or any other groups in the area. here's my question. such a clear idea of what it should look like. as others have done in the past, as least as a starting point to debate, what happened in the ak absence, three proposals that tend to micromanage. i oppose all three. that's not congress's roll to micromanage the tactics. the role is to approve or disapprove or fund or not fund if you don't disagree. the other problem is that it clearly telegraphs to isil and the enemies what we won't or will do. where we will or won't do it and how long we will do it for. that takes a lot of the advantage away from our engagement. i blame all of this on the lack of presidential direction and leadership. i don't understand why with such a clear idea about what it should contain. as far back as september. here's the other thing that is problematic. this is a complicated conflict. as you talked about repeatedly, it involves a coalition. this in
that is critical because of the group in libya. they are operating in an ungoverned space. there is no one to fight there. not to mention the emergence or any other groups in the area. here's my question. such a clear idea of what it should look like. as others have done in the past, as least as a starting point to debate, what happened in the ak absence, three proposals that tend to micromanage. i oppose all three. that's not congress's roll to micromanage the tactics. the role is to approve...
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. >> libya's ceida oil port shut after an assault near the facility. they hit targets to hold off the advance by rival fighters. libya has been wracked by instability after armed forces battled for control. >> houthis are pushing for control in central and northern yemen. four were killed in the area, battling al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and have blown up buildings used by opponents. houthis sacked a governor and appointed a representative. despite the violence there, there's still many parts of yemen where peace prevails. >>> residents in tiaz want to make the city a symbol of peace in a country troubled by violence. houthi rebels took control of sanaa in september and have been fighting affiliates since the north and central yemen. they want to focus on the city. >> our decisions, goals and destiny are one. we want to keep the ties and maintain it, distance the city. the other political forces have been engaged in. >> reporter: houthis are repeated in ties by members of the political wing, they promised to help local leaders keep the piece. >>
. >> libya's ceida oil port shut after an assault near the facility. they hit targets to hold off the advance by rival fighters. libya has been wracked by instability after armed forces battled for control. >> houthis are pushing for control in central and northern yemen. four were killed in the area, battling al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and have blown up buildings used by opponents. houthis sacked a governor and appointed a representative. despite the violence there, there's...
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that is critical because of the group in libya. they are operating in an ungoverned space. there is no one to fight there. not to mention the emergence or any other groups in the area. here's my question. such a clear idea of what it should look like. as others have done in the past, as least as a starting point to debate, what happened in the ak absence, three proposals that tend to micromanage. i oppose all three. that's not congress's roll to micromanage the tactics. the role is to approve or disapprove or fund or not fund if you don't disagree. the other problem is that it clearly telegraphs to isil and the enemies what we won't or will do. where we will or won't do it and how long we will do it for. that takes a lot of the advantage away from our engagement. i blame all of this on the lack of presidential direction and leadership. i don't understand why with such a clear idea about what it should contain. as far back as september. here's the other thing that is problematic. this is a complicated conflict. as you talked about repeatedly, it involves a coalition. this in
that is critical because of the group in libya. they are operating in an ungoverned space. there is no one to fight there. not to mention the emergence or any other groups in the area. here's my question. such a clear idea of what it should look like. as others have done in the past, as least as a starting point to debate, what happened in the ak absence, three proposals that tend to micromanage. i oppose all three. that's not congress's roll to micromanage the tactics. the role is to approve...
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the bombing in libya has implications that are different ones we've been debating in the context of a fight inside iraq and inside syria. it may be worth while. but it should involve this committee coming back and relitigating what that means for american national security going forward. so given the fact that we are talking about very different conflicts with potentially very different implications for the states, i'm in support of this amendment because i think we have the ability to come back make a different decision. to for score senator udall's this, nothing this amendment abrogates the president's articles of authority. an imminent threat to the united states, if isil is plotting an attack against the states, article two still gives the president the to conduct whatever is necessary to protect the united gives me causet to be confident that we aren't theing the security of united states at risk and that we will be able to come back and decision.dependent if isis poses a threat to the united states in another country as to whether it's a good idea to bring to country as well, wh
the bombing in libya has implications that are different ones we've been debating in the context of a fight inside iraq and inside syria. it may be worth while. but it should involve this committee coming back and relitigating what that means for american national security going forward. so given the fact that we are talking about very different conflicts with potentially very different implications for the states, i'm in support of this amendment because i think we have the ability to come...
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table, and make sure there will be an orderly transition in syria, that will not turn it into another libya or another iraq, but will make sure that there will be an orderly transition into a more democratic society in this country. my final note is that, that's also a good one from one of the demonstrations. this is not the way out. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> do you want to take three questions? >> yeah. >> okay. any questions? no speeches now, just questions. >> can i ask you a question? >> please. >> as we know from the lessons of history, no country can deal with the challenge of terrorism alone unilaterally. and i think in your talk, you spoke about the need to support those forces who actually demonstrated before for freedom. now, we do have a coalition, and we spoke about the role of the military. what specifically on the basis of your experience in syria, and obviously in egypt, has to be done by the coalition in terms of trying to inject some hope for the future? and you mentioned that the struggle is for many years. i suppose decades, if not the next century. so what spe
table, and make sure there will be an orderly transition in syria, that will not turn it into another libya or another iraq, but will make sure that there will be an orderly transition into a more democratic society in this country. my final note is that, that's also a good one from one of the demonstrations. this is not the way out. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> do you want to take three questions? >> yeah. >> okay. any questions? no speeches now, just questions....
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it does not talk about people being sent to libya under moammar qaddafi's intelligence agencies where they were tortured. it is not talk about people being sent to egypt. and it doesn't talk about what the pentagon was doing. it doesn't talk about the programs approved by donald rumsfeld. importantly,more by focusing everything on the cia, it tends to kind of let off the hook all of those people above who authorized these programs. so we know that from president bush's own memoirs that he authorized waterboarding. by's president dick cheney, attorney general john nash croft , white house counsel alberto gonzales, these are all people who signed off on the authorization of these techniques, not to mention the lawyers, people like john yoo and jay bybee who gave the legal authorization for this. presidentu had obama's remarks in which he said it was important that this report be made public so that, hopefully, we won't make these mistakes again. these aren't mistakes. these are crimes. dianne feinstein, in her senate remarks, refer to the u.n. convention against torture, which says that
it does not talk about people being sent to libya under moammar qaddafi's intelligence agencies where they were tortured. it is not talk about people being sent to egypt. and it doesn't talk about what the pentagon was doing. it doesn't talk about the programs approved by donald rumsfeld. importantly,more by focusing everything on the cia, it tends to kind of let off the hook all of those people above who authorized these programs. so we know that from president bush's own memoirs that he...
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they're stick in libya under very tough conditions. they're going to get on a boat and hope to make it to europe. not because they don't fear the weather, but because what they fear by staying is even more life threatening. >> the mediterranean route is by no means the only one. this year 80,000 people made the journey across the red sea. leaving ethiopia or somalia heading to yemen, saudi arabia or on wards to the gulf states. more than 50,000 people, fleeing myanmar and poor bangladeshis made the route. more than 4,000 people across the caribbean leaving haiti and the dominican republic hoping to hit the coast of florida. >> michael layton head of the migration branch, and she told us what needs to be done to solve the crisis. >> the first thing we have to focus on is creating decent work opportunities, so migration becomes a choice. we know that people are still going to continue to migrate. so governments have to consider opening regular channels of migration and finding safe and more regular ways for migrants to come, and at the s
they're stick in libya under very tough conditions. they're going to get on a boat and hope to make it to europe. not because they don't fear the weather, but because what they fear by staying is even more life threatening. >> the mediterranean route is by no means the only one. this year 80,000 people made the journey across the red sea. leaving ethiopia or somalia heading to yemen, saudi arabia or on wards to the gulf states. more than 50,000 people, fleeing myanmar and poor...
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tomorrow, a house select committee holds a hearing on the 2012 benghazi attack in libya. we'll hear testimony from state department inspector general steve lynnknock, and assistant secretary of state greg starr. see that hearing live wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> this week on q&a, political reporters share stories about being on the campaign trail with senator mitch mcconnell. >> he had planned for four years this campaign. this started in 2010, right after he saw what happened in the republican primary for rand paul, the kentucky republican senator. rand paul beat mcconnell's hand-picked guy in that primary. at that point, mcconnell realized, i have to recalibrate everything i know about republican primary politics in my home state. he started to make changes, he hired key staff, and he started to build this very sophisticated, very structure knowing this would be the most difficult race in his campaign. >> so they knew they were going to spend a lot of money on technology. they had watched the obama campaign in 2008, and 2012, they had watched harry re
tomorrow, a house select committee holds a hearing on the 2012 benghazi attack in libya. we'll hear testimony from state department inspector general steve lynnknock, and assistant secretary of state greg starr. see that hearing live wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> this week on q&a, political reporters share stories about being on the campaign trail with senator mitch mcconnell. >> he had planned for four years this campaign. this started in 2010, right after...
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it's already very fueled out there in eastern libya, in egypt, in southern yemen. it's already very fueled. this is just a confirmation to what they already know. but the other part of this is the criticism here is that the united states is preaching human rights overseas, preaching democracy overseas, yet it is not practicing that at home in its own agencies. what jihadists might do is capitalize on those details to say there is huge distrust in the american government. >> what do you make when you see these isis videos with the orange jumpsuits, a nod to guantanamo, or that attempt to say by them that we are like them, which in many factual ways we are not. the senate report reveals all these problems and yet we are still a nation of laws that can do some accountability, unlike a state like isis. there's nothing to compare there. but that seems to be part of their arg aumeument. >> look, there's a lot of released guantanamo bay detainees who released information about the treatment they had undergone. so these details have already been out. this is just a confirm
it's already very fueled out there in eastern libya, in egypt, in southern yemen. it's already very fueled. this is just a confirmation to what they already know. but the other part of this is the criticism here is that the united states is preaching human rights overseas, preaching democracy overseas, yet it is not practicing that at home in its own agencies. what jihadists might do is capitalize on those details to say there is huge distrust in the american government. >> what do you...
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a lot of the issues that seemingly they will be talking about at this gcc summit, including syria, libya, iran, and others as well. it really is a critical summit. >> reporter: indeed, doreen, and just listening into those opening remarks, they are very welling in the tone and the worlds that he chose. obviously the opening remarks, the beginning, great deal of stress on the theme of unity and how the gulf countries have to stand together and be one unified body, but that also came with the warning that things should be done gradually, because there are those countries within the gcc that have a more aggressive way in terms of looking at politics, in terms of pushing their policies particularly with regard to foreign policies, and issues like this joint military proposal. and the second part of his speech was just as significant, and that was pointing to the crisis or the aggression by israelis against palestinians taking place in jerusalem and other places, and closer to the gcc looking at things like syria and other countries. the fact that he chose to speak about palestine and syria f
a lot of the issues that seemingly they will be talking about at this gcc summit, including syria, libya, iran, and others as well. it really is a critical summit. >> reporter: indeed, doreen, and just listening into those opening remarks, they are very welling in the tone and the worlds that he chose. obviously the opening remarks, the beginning, great deal of stress on the theme of unity and how the gulf countries have to stand together and be one unified body, but that also came with...
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to the negotiating table to make sure there is an orderly transition of will not turn into another libya or iraq but will make sure that there will be and only transition into a more democratic society in this country. my final note is that, that's also a good one from one of the demonstrations. this is not the way out. thank you very much. [applause] >> do you want to take three questions? >> yes. >> any questions? no speeches now, just questions. >> can i ask you please a question? >> lease. >> -- please. spent as we know from the lessons of history, no country can deal with a challenge of terrorism alone unilaterally, and i think in your talk you spoke about the needs of support those forces who actually demonstrated before for freedom. now we do have a coalition, and we spoke about the role of the military. what specifically on the basis of your experience in syria and, obviously, in egypt has to be done by the coalition in terms of trying to in just some hope -- in just some hope for the future? if you mentioned that struggle can last for many years, i suppose decades, if not the ne
to the negotiating table to make sure there is an orderly transition of will not turn into another libya or iraq but will make sure that there will be and only transition into a more democratic society in this country. my final note is that, that's also a good one from one of the demonstrations. this is not the way out. thank you very much. [applause] >> do you want to take three questions? >> yes. >> any questions? no speeches now, just questions. >> can i ask you...
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a, which is ha caused immense collateral in terms of killing civilians, conducted air campaigns in libya and syria inflicting severe casualties. we are currently involved in a drone campaign in yemen and pakistan. that already is like sticking a large stick in a hornet's nest when it comes to risk versus value. >> why does the release of this report raise security concerns if those facts are on the table. >> this is the question, risk versus value added. i think all we are going to see from this report, and no one's really talking about the idealogy, the organic threat that gross from within. we talk about embassies abroad and how we force protect those, what about the ideology that feeds isis from people -- >> you are saying there is no value in releasing this report? >> i would question, i would severely question the value of releasing this report. >> what about accountability, what about not torturing in the future. >> exact will you, prevention is better than cure. that is something i would argue, but what it would say is that this, you know, this report doesn't have any accountabili
a, which is ha caused immense collateral in terms of killing civilians, conducted air campaigns in libya and syria inflicting severe casualties. we are currently involved in a drone campaign in yemen and pakistan. that already is like sticking a large stick in a hornet's nest when it comes to risk versus value. >> why does the release of this report raise security concerns if those facts are on the table. >> this is the question, risk versus value added. i think all we are going to...
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concerning the gcc states,s there are worries of relations we egypt, iran and on going conflict in libya and yemen, all part of its packed summit agenda. so the theme for this summit is said to be reconciliation and solidarity but these are extremely difficult time for the gcc, aside from the political and security dangers, there is also a major economic problem, plummeting all prices, looming in the background, andrew simmons, al jazeera, doha. >>> and this is dubi and founder of gulf military analysis, if one supposes a joint military command is on the table, what overall purpose will it serve? >> well, it has a lot of purposes. i mean the gcc to start with was established to be a military union, military command during the iran/iraq war. now we are seeing, i spoke about this when i met the gcc general in manama and understand they are now working on a structure for components of this command that will have air, land, sea, air defense, so it's going to have several components, it's going to be most likely based in riad and i think it's going to work more or less, it will be similar to
concerning the gcc states,s there are worries of relations we egypt, iran and on going conflict in libya and yemen, all part of its packed summit agenda. so the theme for this summit is said to be reconciliation and solidarity but these are extremely difficult time for the gcc, aside from the political and security dangers, there is also a major economic problem, plummeting all prices, looming in the background, andrew simmons, al jazeera, doha. >>> and this is dubi and founder of gulf...
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imagine what his problems are facing libya and what yesterday with. all of us have to stand by them. i worry about my challenges, and then i think about what he has to go through. >> i will turn to the palestinian issue, but before that, the refugee question. you have 1.5 million refugees. >> 1.5 million refugees, over 20% of our population in the past year and a half. almost 90% are outside of refugee camps. only a very small portion in the refugee camps and the rest are across the country. it has affected our health care, our school systems. we have regressed to going back to double-shifts. >> what is the economic measurement of this? >> your country has been so gracious and so magnanimous in helping us out with its aid program. so please, my appreciation to the united states. i wish the rest of the international community could be as helpful. but this year's budget, the donor aid only cover something like 29%. we still have a shortfall of $1.9 billion just to cover the refugees. >> and this is a responsibility that you did not ask for. who should s
imagine what his problems are facing libya and what yesterday with. all of us have to stand by them. i worry about my challenges, and then i think about what he has to go through. >> i will turn to the palestinian issue, but before that, the refugee question. you have 1.5 million refugees. >> 1.5 million refugees, over 20% of our population in the past year and a half. almost 90% are outside of refugee camps. only a very small portion in the refugee camps and the rest are across the...
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whether it's an aid work for the iraq or an aid worker in afghanistan or foreign service officers in libya. that's always something you think, ok, what more, what more, what more could we have done? >> you mentioned -- speaking of iraq, you mentioned we could have spoken more. speaking more would have alienated the government, but -- how would it help the people who rised against? >> you never know. i mean, you never know what you might say that could give heart to people, could encourage them, could get some off the fence they are sitting on and possibly take action. you never know, and that was why -- if these were easy choices, we could to them by computer, you know, if they did not require any kind of judgment, and in that case, we went with sort of the expert consensus, but it was such a fraught ime. we try to do what we could below the radar screen to help the demonstrators. one thing we did, they were communicating very much by twitter. and we learned that twitter was dwing to go down for a long-planned rebooting that had nothing to do with iran, it was just an internal technology i
whether it's an aid work for the iraq or an aid worker in afghanistan or foreign service officers in libya. that's always something you think, ok, what more, what more, what more could we have done? >> you mentioned -- speaking of iraq, you mentioned we could have spoken more. speaking more would have alienated the government, but -- how would it help the people who rised against? >> you never know. i mean, you never know what you might say that could give heart to people, could...
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margimagine his problems facing libya and what he has to deal with. all of us have to stand by the egyptians and him because he has so much on his plate. when i worry about my challenges and i think of what he has to go through... >> charlie: i want to turn to israeli-palestinian issues, but before that, the refugee question. you have a,million 1/2 refugees. >> we have 1.5 million refugees. over 20% of our population in a year and a half, almost 90% outside refugee camps. only a very small portion in the refugee camps, the rest across the country. eth affected our schooling ti system, healthcare. the schools are going back to double shifts to take care of them. >> charlie: what's the economic measurement of this? >> well, your country has been so gracious and so ma magnanimos in helping us out with its aid program, so, please, my appreciation to the united states. i wish the rest of the international community could be as helpful. but with this year's budget, the donor aid only covers something like 29%. so we still have a shortfall of $1.9 billion ju
margimagine his problems facing libya and what he has to deal with. all of us have to stand by the egyptians and him because he has so much on his plate. when i worry about my challenges and i think of what he has to go through... >> charlie: i want to turn to israeli-palestinian issues, but before that, the refugee question. you have a,million 1/2 refugees. >> we have 1.5 million refugees. over 20% of our population in a year and a half, almost 90% outside refugee camps. only a...
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, whether it's an aid worker in iraq or an aid worker in afghanistan or foreign service officers in libya. you know, that's always something you think, okay, what more, what more, what more could we have done? >> so you mention -- speaking of iran, you mentioned that we could have spoken more. well, speaking more would have alienated the government, but how would it have helped the people who rose against -- >> well, you never know. i mean, you know, you never know what you might say that could give heart to people, could encourage them, could get some off the fence they're sitting on and possibly take action. you never know, and that's why -- if these were easy choices, we could do them by a computer if they didn't require any kind of judgment, and in that case, you know, we went with the -- sort of the expert consensus, but it was such a fraught time. we tried to do what we could sort of below the radar screen to help the demonstrators. one thing we did was they were communicating very much by twitter, and we learned that twitter was going to go down for a long planned rebooting that ha
, whether it's an aid worker in iraq or an aid worker in afghanistan or foreign service officers in libya. you know, that's always something you think, okay, what more, what more, what more could we have done? >> so you mention -- speaking of iran, you mentioned that we could have spoken more. well, speaking more would have alienated the government, but how would it have helped the people who rose against -- >> well, you never know. i mean, you know, you never know what you might...
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, whether it was an aid worker in iraq or in a worker in afghanistan or foreign service officers in libya. that is always something you think, ok, what more, what more, what more could we have done? >> you mentioned -- speaking of iraq, you mentioned we could have spoken more. speaking more would have alienated the government, but -- >> on that subject, it is april of next year, and you are the prime minister. you are a big advocate, obviously, of the two-state solution. that you would achieve what barak tried to achieve and what ehud olmert tried to achieve -- so i think that the efforts that were undertaken in the last several years from when i was secretary, now with secretary kerry, are very much in the interest of israel and the palestinians. >> i hope it happens. but we will see. a secretary of state, what is the one thing you wish you had done differently? >> oh my gosh. >> is there a list? >> there are a number of things, and i write about a lot of them. i say in my book one thing that, looking back, i believe that we could have done differently or better was our reaction to the i
, whether it was an aid worker in iraq or in a worker in afghanistan or foreign service officers in libya. that is always something you think, ok, what more, what more, what more could we have done? >> you mentioned -- speaking of iraq, you mentioned we could have spoken more. speaking more would have alienated the government, but -- >> on that subject, it is april of next year, and you are the prime minister. you are a big advocate, obviously, of the two-state solution. that you...
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department family, whether it was an aid worker in iraq or in a worker in or foreign service officers in libya. that is always something you think, ok, what more, what more, what more could we have done? -- speaking ofd iraq, you mentioned we could have spoken more. speaking more would have , but --d the government >> you never know. i mean, you never know what you might say that could give heart to people, could encourage them, could get some off the fence they are sitting on and possibly take action. you never know, and that was why -- if these were easy choices, we could to them by computer, you know, if they did not require any kind of judgment, and in that case, we went with sort of the expert consensus, but it was such a fraught time. things below the radar screen with the demonstrators. they were doing things very much by twitter, and we learned that twitter was going to go down for a long, planned rebooting that had nothing to do with iran. issue,just an internal and we were, don't shut down this weekend, because we wanted people to be able to talk with each other, so we did a number o
department family, whether it was an aid worker in iraq or in a worker in or foreign service officers in libya. that is always something you think, ok, what more, what more, what more could we have done? -- speaking ofd iraq, you mentioned we could have spoken more. speaking more would have , but --d the government >> you never know. i mean, you never know what you might say that could give heart to people, could encourage them, could get some off the fence they are sitting on and...
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eradicated if they don't stop abuse >>> general david rod rod says around 200 people are at camps in eastern libya and he says the u.s. would be monitoring the site but ruled out targeting them with air strikes. >>> israel's fortune minister has declared the region of raqqua -- could be jailed for up to ten years. >>> zimbabwe's long time leader appears to be tightening his grip on the country. he criticized his deputy of undermining him. >>reporter: he really tore into the vice president saying he's convinced she tried to unseat him. he even went as far to say he knows he went to a witch doctor to get a potion to asass nate him. she has denied the allegation and people wonder what her next move will be. maybe she'll keep quiet and ask for forgiveness. or perhaps she could be angry and rallying supporters trying to strike a deal with the opposition. people are obviously concerned about the future of the country, more importantly the economy, which way is the country going to go go if there's no clear successor named >>> it's been touted as the first step in deep space exploration but nasa's new o'
eradicated if they don't stop abuse >>> general david rod rod says around 200 people are at camps in eastern libya and he says the u.s. would be monitoring the site but ruled out targeting them with air strikes. >>> israel's fortune minister has declared the region of raqqua -- could be jailed for up to ten years. >>> zimbabwe's long time leader appears to be tightening his grip on the country. he criticized his deputy of undermining him. >>reporter: he really...
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. >>> just to bring you some breaking news, coming to us from libya and according to our sources and military airplane belonging to the rent renegade shelled a food warehouse and this food warehouse supplies the whole area in western tripoli and we know there have been casualties as well as injuries. we are not sure yet of the numbers of people but we will bring you more information on that as it becomes available to us here at al jazeera. we will take a short break but here is what is coming up, on the news hour, will an early election be called in israel, we will be live with the latest on that from jerusalem and barack obama pledges to trade of what he calls distress following the ferguson shooting and also in short we will take a look at the impact of head injuries in american football following the suicide of the college player, back in a moment. ♪ hello again, you are with the al jazeera news hour, the top story al-shabab fighters in somalia saying they killed 36 workers and it's close to the border and crossing over to speak to a former army kernel as well as security consul
. >>> just to bring you some breaking news, coming to us from libya and according to our sources and military airplane belonging to the rent renegade shelled a food warehouse and this food warehouse supplies the whole area in western tripoli and we know there have been casualties as well as injuries. we are not sure yet of the numbers of people but we will bring you more information on that as it becomes available to us here at al jazeera. we will take a short break but here is what is...
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a series documenting places where unspeakable human rights abuses were committed in libya is included. >> then you see this entrance to an underground bunker and human rights workers found prisons. they found live and dead bodies within the areas after the revolution. >> kabul became for photographer simon norfolk warfare. >> the buildings are picked to pieces, like this one. you see it's almost been nipped at. >> reporter: his pictures tell the story of devastation and death. his conflict photographs - they are beautiful to look at. in war photography there's a fine balance. you can't make the photograph too great esque -- grotesque, because it won't be used or seen. you can't make it pretty either - because war isn't. this is an alternative to typical war reportage, giving visitors a new perspective and the time to reflects on how war impacts people's lives >>> coming up next - n.a.s.a. prepares for a big test of its newest spacecraft. and we'll take a deeper look at the competition, a hallmark of the new space race. >>> thursday, n.a.s.a.'s newest spaceship gets its first test. exp
a series documenting places where unspeakable human rights abuses were committed in libya is included. >> then you see this entrance to an underground bunker and human rights workers found prisons. they found live and dead bodies within the areas after the revolution. >> kabul became for photographer simon norfolk warfare. >> the buildings are picked to pieces, like this one. you see it's almost been nipped at. >> reporter: his pictures tell the story of devastation and...
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but if we look at egypt if we look at libya, if we look at syria, certainly, if we look at bahrain, very little progress has been made. and authoritarian regimes in some cases very bloody and brutal authoritarian regimes, were really the absence of the rule of law, and chaos are the order of the day. >> brangham: okay, professor samer shehata, thank you very much for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> brangham: in syria, isis reportedly orchestrated four suicide bombings within just a matter of hours today in the town of kobani. one of the bombs was detonated at a border crossing between turkey and syria. it's the first time an isis attack has originated from within turkey. turkish leaders have denied supporting the jihadists. kurdish militia have been battling isis fighters on the syrian side of the border for the past two months, with the help of u.s.-led air strikes. an international monitoring group says at least 30 kurdish fighters have died in the recent battles. we'll have more on what's at stake in the fighting later in the program. and the death toll from friday's attack on a mos
but if we look at egypt if we look at libya, if we look at syria, certainly, if we look at bahrain, very little progress has been made. and authoritarian regimes in some cases very bloody and brutal authoritarian regimes, were really the absence of the rule of law, and chaos are the order of the day. >> brangham: okay, professor samer shehata, thank you very much for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> brangham: in syria, isis reportedly orchestrated four suicide bombings within...